 // The Dead Sea, and Israel in general, can be visited pretty much all year round. But setting your vacation dates will probably depend on what your own personal preferences are. For example, it’s September right now and the holiday season (the Jewish holiday season) is very much upon us. That means everywhere is packed …More  // So you’ve made it over to the Dead Sea for that dream holiday. The holiday where you pictured yourself floating away in the warm, salty waters, catching up on the latest news in the local edition of the IHT (International Herald Tribune), as a friend or loved one snapped away trying to catch that …More  If you’re a fan of the amazing Dead Sea (we are, but we guess you knew that!) then this really is the time to go and vote for the Dead Sea as one of the New 7 Wonders of the world. The Dead Sea remains a leading contender, but with 28 amazing sites across the world …More  // So Spencer Tunick finally got his photos in on Saturday morning, after many people believed the event would be canceled (thanks to an enraged religious portion of the population). But art finally won over, and the event (known as Naked Sea) was completed as scheduled with some 1000 naked Israelis taking part. We really believe it’s …More  This September you can form part of Spencer Tunick’s Naked Sea Installation and walk away with a unique print of the event! Well, certainly for those of you willing to try something a little different on a visit to the Dead Sea!  The guys over at Vote Dead Sea, who are leading the campaign to make sure the Dead Sea Israel gets voted as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World (votes to be counted in November), have just released some pics on Flickr. And boy, if they don’t convince you that the Dead Sea …More  // If you’re looking for something a little adventurous to do in the Dead Sea area, this could be right up your street – scuba diving! Yes, I know, I couldn’t believe it either when I first heard about these guys, but they exist, and by all accounts it looks like a great adventure. To …More  You might be thinking that with all those people floating on their backs in the Dead Sea - thanks to its renowned salt levels adding a certain level of buoyancy you’ll never see anywhere else in the world – that it might be hard to get into difficulties, and impossible to drown… But, what you might not know …More  If you were wondering how hot it really is in Israel, and in particular, the Dead Sea, you might have been astonished this past weekend when checking out the temperatures in the region. This summer has been as hot as ever (this is the Middle East, after all!) but on Saturday it reached an astonishing 51.4 degrees …More  Here’s a taste of what it’s like to float in the Dead Sea – warm, salty and very very relaxing! Just watching this video is giving me the hots to drive down to the Dead Sea right now! |
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